Christmas Carolers

Ryan and I made these carolers today. Aren't they cute? You can find the instructions here.

New Moon

I've had four hours of sleep, but I don't care. Last night I went to a New Moon party and then went to see New Moon. It was worth not getting much sleep. It's not something I do at all, but was so glad that Jenni first got me hooked on the Twilight Saga and then dragged my butt to see the movie last night.

Jenni's party consisted of watching (well kinda) Twilight and making Team Jacob and Team Edward shirts, a Jacob tattoo hunt and a trivia game. Then we drove to the theater two hours before it started and were glad to sit in the perfect seats!

New Moon was WAY better than Twilight and I loved every minute of it. I loved how the audience was really into the movie to keep it quite and really watched. There was NO talking, just lots laughing and sighs and ohs at different parts. We laughed and just had a blast! Can't wait for June 30, 2010 when Eclipse comes out!!!

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New website love

I have a new website I love and I wanted to share it with you guys. The site is called No Time for Flash Cards and it had some awesome crafts and awesome book lists for kids. I can see us spending some time at the library this week looking for these books.

There are other craft websites that I go to often like Enchanted Learning and DLTK's crafts for kids. For a few months now I have also been borrowing Pack o Fun magazine from the library and I also subscribe to Family Fun, though I will say that most of the crafts in these magazines are for older kids. Ryan likes to glue, so I often do a lot of the work and just let him glue.

I really love doing crafts with the kids, though Tim is still at the stage of putting EVERYTHING into his mouth. He also likes the glue stick and has kind of figured it all out. Winter is a big craft time in our house since we can't stay outside running around at the park for hours on end.

A big thanks to Sarah for asking about crafting sites on Facebook because it got me thinking about this post and a big thanks to Val for sharing No Time for Flash Cards with us!

Mommy Tip

When Ryan was first born, my mother gave me a tip that I use a lot. She said I shouldn't worry too much about keeping the house clean while he was little, but that maybe I could do one thing every day to keep things some-what nice. I've used that tip right up until now and it works wonderfully for me.

Growing up I hated how mom left all the chores until Saturday and I didn't want to do that to my kids. It makes for a boring Saturday, though in my mother's defense I will say we always had time for the beach every Saturday, unless it was raining.

Today, I cleaned the bathroom and washed all the laundry. The laundry is not all put away yet... that may be for tomorrow as well as sweeping the kitchen floor. I've found the one thing a day is nice. I still get the house clean, but I don't get worn out trying to do a marathon cleaning event nor to I ignore the kids for an entire day. A few minutes here and a few minutes there and my one thing is usually done.

Got any mommy tips for me? I'd be interested to hear them!

Updates

Jaxson is out of the hospital, at home and playing! I am so excited about this bit of news.

I got a free Dunkin Donuts breakfast on Friday. Told you Friday the 13th is my lucky day!

We're in Manchester having an awesome time with friends and, therefore, I do not have time to write.

Happy weekend to all!

Friday the 13th

I like Friday the 13th. I consider 13 my lucky number. Nothing bad will happen today...

Wikipedia has lots to say about Friday the 13th and the superstitions that surround this day. This About.com article was rather interesting to read about Friday the 13th and how that day might be considered hazardous to your health. There are tons more sites with lots more about Friday the 13th, but I won't list them all. They had lots to say and were all equally interesting.

Happy Friday the 13th. May it be a happy day for you!

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On a separate note, some of you have asked about Jaxson. I haven't had an update as of this early morning posting. I hope to know more later. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers for the little kiddo.

Jaxson

This little cutie is Jaxson. He's my friend, Merri's little boy. He needs your prayers. He's in the hospital with H1N1. He hasn't had a very good couple of weeks and I know poor Merri must be exhausted and worried and all of that stuff that goes along with having your BABY in the hospital. Last night, they removed his IV, but once they did, they had to put him right back on it. Apparently he's also on a respirator. It sounds scary. Please pray for little Jaxson and his family.